2021 Honoree Faculty
Boston University faculty frequently receive national and international recognition for their outstanding contributions to their fields. The list below reflects awards and recognitions earned by BU faculty in 2021. See all highlights from past years.
Susan Akram
Law | School of Law
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Kecia Ali
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Public Scholarship Training Fellow, Sacred Writes
Jeffrey Allen
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Undergraduate Academic Advising Award for Faculty, Boston University
Karen Allen
Chemistry | College of Arts and Sciences
Fellow, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sabrina Assoumou
Medicine | School of Medicine
Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Boston University
Rhoda Au
Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine | Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Diagnostics Accelerator Program, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Emerging Education Policy Scholar, American Enterprise Institute/Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Emelia J. Benjamin
Medicine | School of Medicine
Elected Member, Association of American Physicians
Andrea Berlin
Archaeology | College of Arts & Sciences
P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award, American Society for Overseas Research
Alisa Bokulich
Philosophy | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
J. William (Will) Boley
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Timothy Brown
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual for Research Activities, Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies
Mark Bun
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Gordon Burtch
Management | Questrom School of Business
Kelli Questrom Associate Professor in Management, Boston University
Jonathan Calvillo
Sociology of Religion | School of Theology
Research Fellow, New-York Historical Society
Anna Cervantes-Arslanian
Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Diseases | School of Medicine
A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology
Charles Chang
Linguistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Early Career Award, Linguistic Society of America
Louis Chude-Sokei
English | College of Arts & Sciences
University Lecture, Boston University
Fadie Coleman
Medical Sciences & Education | School of Medicine
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Mary Collins
Human Behavior, Research, and Policy | School of Social Work
Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research
Barbara Corkey
Medicine, Biochemistry | School of Medicine
Presidential Medal of Distinction, Obesity Society
Kathleen Corriveau
Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Wendy Coster
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Leadership Service Commendation, American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Jodi Cranston
History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts& Sciences
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Book Prize, Renaissance Society of America
Qiang Cui
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences & Engineering Award, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Ashok Cutosky
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University
André deQuadros
Music | College of Fine Arts
Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award, Chorus America
Zeynep Demiragli
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Allison Dennis
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Douglas Densmore
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Anand Devaiah
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | School of Medicine
Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons
Alina Ene
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellowship, Computer Science, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
David Epstein
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Wisconsin
Pnina Feldman
Operations & Technology Management | Questrom School of Business
Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University
Anne Feng
History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies
Ana Fiszbein
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Innovation Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Susan Fournier
Dean | Questrom School of Business
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, Society for Consumer Psychology
Louis Gerstenfeld
Orthopedic Surgery | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Simone Gill
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association
William Giraldi
Writing Program | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Kira Goldner
Computing & Data Sciences | Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Judith Gonyea
Social Research | School of Social Work
Fellow, American Association of Social Work and Social Welfare
Mark Grinstaff
Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences | Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Josephine Halvorson
Art | College of Fine Arts
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Shlomo Havlin
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics
Natasha Hochberg
Medicine | School of Medicine
Bailey K. Ashford Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Alice Jacobs
Medicine | School of Medicine
James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology
Malika Jeffries-EL
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Percy L. Julian Distinguished Lecture and Award, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
Garrett Johnson
Marketing | Questrom School of Business
Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute
Maria Kamenetska
Chemistry, Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
James Katz
Emerging Media Studies | College of Communication
Frederick Williams Prize for Contributions to the Study of Communication Technology, International Communication Association
Edward Kearns
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society
Ibram X. Kendi
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Ella Baker Award, Hurston/Wright Foundation
Fellow, MacArthur Foundation
Literature That Inspires Change Author Award, Authors Guild Foundation
Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Ahmad (Mo)Khalil
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Grace Kim
Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Frank Korom
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Humboldt Research Award, Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation
Daniella Kupor
Marketing | Questrom School of Business
Early Career Award, Society for Consumer Psychology
Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute
Kevin Lang
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Laurence A. Bloom Professor of Economics, Boston University
Jetson Leder-Luis
Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business
Equity and Inclusion Young Professional Fellow, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Dokyun “DK”Lee
Information Systems | Questrom Schoolof Business
Kelli Questrom Associate Professor In Management, Boston University
Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute
Laura Lewis
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
McKnight Scholar Award, McKnight Foundation
Research Fellowship, Neuroscience, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Pew Scholars Program, Pew Charitable Trusts
Kate Lindsey
Linguistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Wetherill-Bloom Career Development Professorship in the Humanities, Boston University
Margaret Litvin
World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences
Hilles Bush Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Petrus Liu
World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Kristin Long
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Donald K. Routh Early Career Award in Pediatric Psychology, Society of Pediatric Psychology (American Psychological Association)
Noora Lori
International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Distinguished Book Award, International Studies Association
Christopher Louis
Health Law, Policy & Management | School ofPublic Health
John D. Thompson Prize, Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Alan Marscher
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Group Achievement Award, Royal Astronomical Society
Luis Menéndez-Antuña
New Testament | School of Theology
Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, Louisville Institute
A.R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship, Society of Biblical Literature
Christopher Moore
Dean | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Honors of the Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Nancy Moore
Law | School of Law
Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award, American Bar Association
Abdoulaye Ndao
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Reidy Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Ketty Nez
Music, Composition and Music Theory | College of Fine Arts
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Pengsheng Ni
Health Law, Policy & Management | School of Public Health
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Excellence in Research Writing Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists
Rachel Nolan
International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies
Ansu Noronha
Medicine | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
Eshed Ohn-Bar
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Krzysztof Onak
Computing & Data Sciences |Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University
AngelaOnwuachi-Willig
Dean | School of Law
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J.Gallo Professor, Boston University
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Impact Award, Association of American Law Schools
Merav Opher
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
William Bentinck-Smith Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Francesco Orabona
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Harold Park
Mechanical Engineering | College ofEngineering
Fellow, United States Association for Computational Mechanics
Donna Pincus
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts& Sciences
Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence, Boston University
Robert Pinsky
English | College of Arts & Sciences
Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Press
Vasan Ramachandran
Medicine | School of Medicine
Louis and Artur Lucian Award, McGill University
Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine Award, American Heart Association
Elected Member, Association of American Physicians
Steve Ramirez
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University
Ana María Reyes
History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences
ALAA-Arvey Foundation Book Award, Association of Latin American Art
Venkatesh Saligrama
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Signal Processing Society
Anders Sandvik
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
Christopher Shanahan
Medicine | School of Medicine
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine, American College of Physicians
Nina Silber
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Jon Westling Professor in History, Boston University
Jessica Silbey
Law | School of Law
Elected Member, The American Law Institute
Adam Smith
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery
Chris Chao Su
Emerging Media Studies | College of Communication
East Asia Studies Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Indara Suarez
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Early Career Research Award, US Department of Energy
Dave Sullivan
Computer Science | College of Arts &Sciences
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Lisa Sullivan
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Fellow, American Statistical Association
Alexander Sushkov
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Courtney Takahashi
Neurology | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
Marshall Van Alstyne
Information Systems | Questrom School ofBusiness
Top 50 Management Thinkers, Thinkers50
Kathleen Vandenberg
Rhetoric | College of General Studies
Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, Boston University
Michael Wallace
Anatomy & Neurobiology | School of Medicine
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Beth Warren
Literacy Education | Wheelock College ofEducation & Human Development
Sylvia Earl Professor, Boston University
Emily Whiting
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Harvey Young
Dean | College of Fine Arts
Distinguished Scholar Award, American Society for Theatre Research
Katherine Zhang
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Lawrence Ziegler
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Jennifer Zuk
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: SargentCollege
Early Career Contributions in Research Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association